Traces the author's eventful life with Dave and their three children, from their earliest years together. This memoir features their adventures and achievements that are interspersed with stories of her parents' childhood, her father's 'tall tales' and the eerie echoes of ghosts and hauntings that she has heard from gypsies and travellers.
Scottish gypsies, known as travellers, have wandered Scotland's roads and byways for centuries, and their turbulent history is captured in this passionate book by Jess Smith, the bestselling author of Jessie's Journey.
Why am I going through this? What did I do to deserve this? Will the pain ever stop? If you have ever asked yourself these questions, then you are on the right path to purpose. Author Jessica Smith takes you on a journey of overcoming depression, divorce, and heartbreak. Her story of enduring and overcoming is encouraging and extremely inspirational. This book will shed light on the use of trials to birth your ultimate calling. Just as the caterpillar must endure the darkness in the cocoon to become a beautiful butterfly, your midnight season is delivering an exquisite outcome.
A collection of stories suitable for younger readers from the author of Jessie's Journey.
How do you find time in your busy day to get creative? Why, with 15-Minute Art Drawing , of course!Explore the pure joy of coloring pencils and markers with fifty 15-minute projects that encourage you to explore drawing in a relaxing, free and fun way. Each project can be completed in no more than six steps and will include practice pages, color swatches and helpful hints to make light work of the artwork.With sections including Patterns, Nature, Food and Characters, you can try your hand at drawing flowers, fruit, faces and more. Plus at the end of each chapter, Jess will show you how to put all of the objects together to create a beautiful still life scene.
Jess Smith lived with her parents and sisters in a Bedford bus. They travelled the through Scotland, and much of England too, stopping here and there until they were moved on by the local authorities or driven by their instinctive need to travel. This biography describes what it was like to be one of the last of the traditional travelling folk.
Jess has left school, and after a miserable spell working in a paper-mill, she abandons the settled life and takes to the roads once more. The old bus has gone, to be replaced by a caravan and campsites. Times are changing, and it is becoming harder and harder for travellers to make a living by doing the rounds of seasonal jobs.
Unleash your creativity and discover a new medium with 20 colourful gouache projects.
Are you a 20-something eager to find yourself in this crazy thing we call, The Real World? *cue dramatic sound effect* Until now, we've spent our entire lives in school. The great thing about school is that with each new year comes a new syllabus! But now what? No one warned us that our twenties would feel like floating in outer space. Can someone please turn on the gravity? We need a little direction here! Are you looking to find more clarity?Do you want to get to know yourself better?Are you eager to find your why?Are you ready to own your life? If so, take a BIG ole breath because you've come to right place. You are not alone in your 20-something journey and this book was written just for you as you speed through life. This book is quirky, fun, and full of advice. It's not going to add MORE to your plate (we've got enough going on), and I've organized it into the five major areas of life:1. SELF-LOVE 2. HEALTHY MIND 3. BODY ACCEPTANCE 4. RELATIONSHIPS 5. CAREER These, I believe, are the areas in which we experience the most change during this roller coaster of a decade. Each micro chapter will give you the tools, tips, n' tricks to navigate life's ups and downs with ease, grace, and a whole lot of fun. If you're ready to take the plunge, open to page one and let's get started.
This wonderful children's book by Author and illustrator Jessica Smith explores the wonders of playing outside. From swimming, and climbing trees to strolling in the grassy meadow and listening to nature these colorful pages will draw your imagination outside!